Some had been tested before 1939. WWII was the moment they proved they belonged on almost every aircraft that followed.

Aichi Kokuki built Japan's D3A Val, D4Y Judy and B7A Grace before becoming an automotive manufacturer linked to Nissan.

Of the nearly 9,900 Mitchells built, Simple Flying reports that around 40 are still believed to be in flying condition today, ...

On May 10, 1940, Germany smashed into Western Europe, and within forty eight hours the RAF was forced into one of the most desperate missions of the war. Six Fairey Battle bombers from No.12 Squadron ...

This is the sixth in a series of columns about the aviation history of Greenwood County by Greenwood resident and aviator Bo ...

The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.

The U.S. Navy has fielded untold ship designs over the centuries, but more than a few of them have featured weird designs or ...

The Rockwell Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm X-31 was an experimental jet fighter designed to test fighter thrust vectoring ...

Brent crude topped $97 a barrel as both the U.S. and Iran ramped up efforts to assert control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz. In response to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attack on American ...

Hemi engines are iconic for many reasons, including the immense power they provide. They also tend to be large, and these are ...

In this edition of Randy's Warbird Profiles, Randy Malmstrom examines the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum's Fieseler Fi 156C-2 Storch N436FS. Renowned for its exceptional short takeoff and ...

During World War II, Northwest Airlines ran a secret ice lab at St. Paul's Holman Field where engineers winterized B-24 ...